Saturday, March 5, 2011

Choosing the Next Book

Posted by Kathy Martin at 5:22 AM
Ginger at GReads posed an interesting question on her blog today: Are you an organized reader? Or do you just pick up whatever book sparks your interest at that moment?


I can clearly and unequivocally say "yes." You might be wondering at my response since those two positions seem diametrically opposed. Here is how I do it.


I try to be organized. 
  • I have stacks of books I have received for review and a spreadsheet that is arranged by the book's publication date. 
  • I have stacks of YA books - both old and new. 
  • I have stacks of adult books - both old and new. 
Recent YA Arrivals
Older YAs
I try to alternate between the three groups but sometimes something new that arrives will just have to jump to the head of the line. 


I set up a tentative plan for the coming week in my It's Monday, What Are You Reading? post. But all plans are subject to adjustment. This week the surprise arrival of a review book that I thought was lost in the mail and the publication of book I have really been longing for has derailed my nicely detailed plans.
Then there are the weeks when nothing that was on the plan catches my attention and I go looking for something else that will be more palatable. I currently have about 975 books in my TBR stack. I can always find something that I really want to read. 


So, you could say that I am an organized impulse reader. What about you? Check out the links at Ginger's blog to find out what other people do.

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4 comments:

  1. Ginger @ GReads!March 5, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Wow! you are probably one of the most organized readers I've seen :-) I guess you have to be though, right? I like your idea with the spreadsheet & categorizing them by publication date for review books. I may need to start doing that.

    Thanks for joining the discussion this week!

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  2. Natalie March 5, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Wow! I agree with Ginger. You're one of the most organized readers I've seen too! The only organization I really have is in my review book pile, where I organize my release date or the date I told the author/publisher I would post the review. It's always interesting to see how other readers organize their shelves too though!

    Stopped by from the Saturday Network!

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  3. OrchidMarch 5, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    *Yay* I'm not the only one who has a spreadsheet for their TBR Stack. Although, I have mine sorted by where/who I got it from.
    If it's a review book I try to get and read and have my review written up as soon as possible, even if I don't plan on publishing it till closer to the release date (I'd totally hate to forget to read it on time).

    But if it's from any of the other stacks I just randomly grab a book and start reading it. ^_^

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  4. Alexia561March 6, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    I have a spreadsheet for my review requests, but never thought of doing one to keep track of when I should post reviews. Great idea! :)

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